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The Medium
Released On: Jan 28, 2021
71
7.2
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 84 Critic Reviews
71
52% Positive
44 Reviews
44 Reviews
40% Mixed
34 Reviews
34 Reviews
4% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 84 Critic Reviews
71
52% Positive
44 Reviews
44 Reviews
40% Mixed
34 Reviews
34 Reviews
4% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
The Medium never hits a flat note. I beat the game in two long sittings, and there was never a point during either that I felt like the game dragged, or could’ve used a little more polish, or left too many loose ends hanging. It’s a lean, compelling experience that says what it has to say, then leaves you to grapple with the specifics afterwards. There are images, lines, and ideas from The Medium that I’ll likely take to my grave thanks to this approach, as it puts the onus on the player to piece everything together. You have to wrap your brain around the spirit world’s twisted logic so much that it becomes a part of you, as you live through Marianne’s pain with her and help to navigate her trauma. Much like Marianne’s past, don’t expect The Medium to leave your head any time soon.
With The Medium, Bloober Team proves once again that their imagery for the conception of horror stories has no limits. The Polish studio enters into the new generation of consoles through the front door with a split-screen ghost story that fans of the genre will love. Its simple gameplay makes it accessible to everyone, and that makes the game even better.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 1,448 User Ratings
7.2
68% Positive
987 Ratings
987 Ratings
11% Mixed
166 Ratings
166 Ratings
20% Negative
295 Ratings
295 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 1,448 User Ratings
7.2
68% Positive
987 Ratings
987 Ratings
11% Mixed
166 Ratings
166 Ratings
20% Negative
295 Ratings
295 Ratings
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Xbox Series X
A must play if you like thriller/horror and love a good puzzle. Great soundtrack and very emersive story. Troy's Baker performance as the villain is amazing.
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Xbox Series X
Layers of Fear showed early promise, Blair Witch demonstrated that Bloober could resurrect a dormant movie license to great effect, and Observer saw the studio successfully turn its hand to cyberpunk horror. The Medium is a similarly excellent game, serving as further proof of the developer's horror expertise and its credentials as an exciting creative outfit.
Because of its macabre nature, The Medium won’t be for everyone — and certainly isn’t a killer Xbox app — but it’s definitely worth a try if you’re an Xbox Game Pass subscriber.
Ambitious, mesmerizing and scary, The Medium's parallel worlds provide a brilliant atmosphere without reaching the full potential of their promises. Its lack of gameplay is balanced by an impressive narration, nonetheless.
If you’re after action and full-on horror, The Medium will likely leave you wanting, and considerably so. This is more of a slow burn, the twisted plot unravelling over six to eight hours. I found the pacing to be ideal, with the game throwing just enough moments of high intensity into the mix to keep things interesting. There is a big bad of sorts, but don’t expect traditional boss fights, with encounters being designed to be intimidating and scary rather than difficult. Bloober clearly wanted everyone to be able to see this story through to its conclusion.
Buried underneath the messy narrative and the mundane gameplay, there's a good game in here, somewhere. But for the most part, The Medium is a game that I'm very happy to put behind me and never think about again. For any fans of horror, I would firmly recommend you give this game a miss.
Gostei muito deste game, bonito emocionante e intrigante, a câmera dele é estilo silent hill, confesso que não gosto muito deste estilo de camera porem este jogo mudou minha opinião sobre isso
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Xbox Series X
A pretty solid game with a cool idea. Well executed in most moments. I would love to see a sequel or another game use this type of mechanic further. The story is interesting. The setting is cool and character is good. Fun game to play.
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Xbox Series X
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Xbox Series X
Maybe it just wasn't my type of game but The Medium was a let down for me. The opening and ending were strong in terms of story, but everything in between was a long stretched adventure tied together by collectables and short sequences. The controls were poor and the gameplay mechanics remained very basic. It amzed me hoe slow the character ’runs’, even when in danger. I would also have liked to see more locations. Within this genre there are really better games to play and I would therefore not recommend this game.
Pros:
- Vibe
- Beginning and ending
Cons:
- Controls
- Art style (personal of course)
- Locations
- Trophies achievements every minute
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Xbox Series X
Timed Xbox exclusive (coming to ps non September)
Graphics are decent. Story’s not bad Controls are very clunky The whole split world gimmick gets annoying very fast Audio is great!
Monster is well done Main character is likeable. Collectibles were fun
Puzzles were a good difficulty
Was made jump once and only once because i looked through a crack in the wall at a bath lol
5 hours long which I like. But I had to motivate myself to play it a lot. Not the most fun game. A LOT of cutscenes. Probably 40 minutes worth making this 4 and a bit hours. Would I play the sequel if there was one? No. Overall 4/10. Not the worst game in the world and thank god it’s short. Had a good idea but it didn’t translate into fun gameplay.
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Xbox Series X
Summary Become a medium living in two different worlds: the real one and the spirit one. Haunted by the vision of a child's murder, you travel to an abandoned hotel resort, which many years ago became the stage of an unthinkable tragedy. There you begin your search for difficult answers. As a medium with access to both worlds, you have a wider p...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox Series X
- PlayStation 5
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date: Jan 28, 2021
Developer:
- Bloober Team
Publisher: Bloober Team
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